A Christian think tank says Canada’s flagship disability benefit falls far short of lifting people with disabilities out of poverty, warning that the program’s size, eligibility rules and provincial clawbacks risk leaving millions no better off than before. In a report released Jan. 6, Cardus, a nonpartisan research organization based in Ontario, said the Canada Disability Benefit is only a fraction of what is needed to close the poverty gap for Canadians with disabilities.
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP)--While many Southern Baptists think Sunday school is important, few take that attitude as seriously as Julian Mangum. While many Southern Baptists have achieved pins for perfect attendance for a year, or even several years, there are no records to indicate…
McMINNVILLE, Ore. (BP)--Recently, a high percentage of families seeking approval from the East Providence, R.I., school district to home school their children have been denied their request. Further, school officials have rejected the applications without any explanation.
NEW ORLEANS (BP)--"If we don't deal with fear, it will bring death to our future and to our lives," Claude Thomas told students at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Oct. 24.
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP)--The dedication service for the new Jacumin-Simpson Missions Center was more than just a ceremony for a new building on the campus of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, it was a public proclamation and visual commitment of the resolve of the seminary to fulfill the Great Commission.
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP)--The vision of the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary's new Jacumin-Simpson Missions Center is to open the doors to global evangelism and close the geographical gap that often hinders international missionary efforts.
NEW ORLEANS (BP)--In meetings marked by laughter and camaraderie, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary trustees approved measures to prepare for what seminary President Chuck Kelley called the institution's "next wave." These measures included new student housing, four faculty elections and four new degrees.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)--Trustees of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary deliberated for more than eight hours behind closed doors in an Oct. 8 called meeting, resolving an allegation of misconduct by the school's president and approving a severance agreement with the vice president for business affairs.
NEW ORLEANS (BP)--A local foundation in New Orleans has given more than $2 million to New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary to fund a faculty chair and to build a new housing facility on campus for its short-term learners, reported Jerry Pounds, vice president for development for the seminary. This generous…
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary officially dedicated and opened the J.W. "Jack" MacGorman Conference Center, an $11 million component of the newly constructed $22 million Ralph M. Smith Leadership Development Complex, in a special ceremony Sept. 10.
